Gavin Wren

I make videos about food policy

[Gavin Wren @GavinWren]

I don't use this platform any more, my notifications are here are filled with bots it's ridiculous. Find me on Threads, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, basically anywhere else lol

[Gavin Wren @GavinWren]

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Shoplifting has become a middle-class crime, with police reports of thefts doubling in two years. Nearly 40% of all shoppers admit to not scanning goods correctly. Meanwhile, average wages rose alongside inflation, so why is everyone suddenly out on the rob?

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@fesshole Depending on how many items were in the order for person number 1, those subs could have made their online order a complete waste of time

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@elonmusk Meanwhile Trump talking about a sovereign wealth fund to buy TikTok and create state-funded media

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The reason Americans consume lots of high fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar is also because of import tariffs (and quotas) imposed by a president.

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@tmsilverman That's the point - if you have mental health issues, then a therapist who has experienced the same issues as you, and worked through them, is going to be more help than someone who hasn't.

[Gavin Wren @GavinWren]

@Stab_Ol It certainly is the parent's job, but that's exceptionally hard to police. Do you want the state to track the food you serve in your home? Poor nutrition has a negative impact on learning, behaviour and career prospects, so it's a good idea to have a state-supported safety net.

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Killing-off Billingsgate and Smithfield markets is a horrific erasure of London's medieval food trading heritage. I loved visiting these markets. For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, London will be without wholesale meat and fish markets. https://t.co/C2YIyU1lPY

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It's hilarious that the petition for a general election has got over a million LESS votes as the petition for a second Brexit referendum, which obviously didn't trigger a second referendum. Keep trying guys, keep trying.

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@elonmusk You lost, get over it

[Gavin Wren @GavinWren]

If they were protesting, I'd get it.

[Gavin Wren @GavinWren]

Very odd to see JSO support industries which are dependent on fossil fuels. Looks like a case of FOMO tbh

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[Gavin Wren @GavinWren]

Been at the farmers protest this morning and what I am genuinely trying to understand is why farming should be exempt from inheritance tax compared to other low-profit margin, family run businesses which have property assets?

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@RedBird74003923 @BGatesIsaPyscho The windsor castle estate grounds are larger than Manhattan (6,400 hectares) and a lot of it is public parkland.

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@AaronLoveman It's an opinion from someone in the UK, a country that's got a lot of form in the "global fall from grace" stakes. We know how to do it properly here.

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It's interesting to watch America from an outsider's perspective and see how they will deal with their decline. They've peaked as a global power and are now on the way down. It happened to every big global power in history, and now it's America's turn.

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@hwallop @elonmusk I quickly realised that Threads is great but it’s simply not the same and more importantly, ignoring Twitter would mean missing out a massive slice of popular opinion - even if the opinions are contrary to my own

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@CosmicSkeptic Breatharian. More physiological, but still bonkers

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@bushontheradio There used to be posters about taking backpacks off your back, they need to bring them back